Harness-hanger.



N. A. HANNAH. HARNESS HANGER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1a, 1913.

1,083,092. v Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

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ED STAT NEWEL A. HANNAH, OF GLARYVILLE, KENTUCKY.

HARNESS-HANGER.

To all whom-it may concern Be it known that I, NEWEL A. HANNAH, acitizen of the United States, residing at Glaryville, in the county ofCampbell and State of Kentucky, have invented new and usefulImprovements in HarnessHangers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to harness hangers or brackets; and it has forits object the provision of an automatically folding hanging arm andmeans for supporting the arm in a horizontal position irrespective ofthe angle of inclination of the object to which thehanger is connected.

Another object of the invention-is the provision of means forautomatically engaging the arm and for supporting the same in anoperative position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means forfacilitating the return of the arm to an inoperative position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Fignre 1 is a perspective view of thehanger; Fig. 2 is a vertical section therethrough, showing the armfolded to an inoperative position; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionthrough the attaching bracket; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectionthrough the brace member.

The hanger comprises an attaching bracket 1, which niay be constructedof metal and provided along its longitudinal side with oppositelyarranged guide grooves 2 wherein is mounted a sliding head 3 having anoutwardly extending flange 4 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.Above the guide grooves 2, the attaching bracket 1 is provided withspaced lugs 5, through which is passed a pin 6 which pivotally supportsa hanging arm 7. A spring 8 is wound around the pin 6, and asillustrated one terminal of the spring is engaged against the hangingarm while another terminal of said spring is engaged against the bracket1 at a point beneath the pin 6 whereby the spring normally exerts itspressure to hold said hanging arm in a vertical inoperative position. Abrace 9 connects the sliding head 3 with the hanging arm and asillustrated said brace includes a lower section 10 and an upper section11, the latter having formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 18, 1913.

to which the bracket 1 is connected.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913. Serial No. 755,197.

therein a longitudinal series of passages 12, which are adapted to alinewith similar passages 13 in the lower section 10 and to receivetherewith a retaining pin 14. From this construction it is evident thatthe brace sections 10 and 11 may be extended relatively so that thehanging arm 7 may be supported in a horizontal position irrespective ofthe angle of inclination of the object The bracket is provided withsuitable perforations 15, through which may be extended suitablefastening devices (not shown) whereby the device may be properlysupported in place.

At a point below the guide grooves 2, the bracket 1 is provided with alocking device 16 embodying a single strip of resilient metal having aportion 17 extending outwardly from the bracket and a locking portion 18extending inwardly toward the bracket and disposed directly in the pathof the sliding head 3, whereby to be actuated thereby when the head ismoved to a prescribed position and then cause the locking portion to beproperly extended into a keeper notch 19 in the flange 4 of said slidinghead. The member 16 is provided with a manipulating ring 20, which maybe grasped and pulled so as to release the locking port-ion from thekeeper recess in the flange 4 and thereby permit the hanging arm to beautomatically returned to an inoperative position under the influence ofthe spring 8. The locking member is provided preferably with a curvedsurface 21, which is adapted to be engaged by the flange of the slidinghead, so as to facilitate the mutual cooperative association of thelocking portion in the recess of said sliding head. The hanging arm isprovided with a manipulating ring 22 which may be engaged by the hand topermit of the application of pull against the arm when it is desired tomove the same to an operative harness hanging position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the'form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A bracketprovided with longitudinally extending guide grooves, an arm .mountedfor swinging movements on the bracket, a head carried by the arm andslidable in the grooves and provided with a keeper notch, and a lockingdevice secured to the bracket and closing the lower ends of the groovesand provided with a free springy locking portion curved in the directionof the bracket and adapted for engagement in the keeper notch whereby tohold the head against sliding movements in the grooves and to retainfixed angular adjustments of the arm upon the bracket.

2. A' bracket provided with longitudinally extending guide grooves, anarm mounted for swinging movements on the bracket, a

head carried by the arm and slidable in the grooves and provided with akeeper notch, a locking device secured to the bracket and closing thelower ends of the grooves and provided with a free springy lockingportion curved in the direction of the bracket and adapted forengagement in the keeper notch whereby to hold the head against slidingmovements in the grooves and to retain fixed angular adjustments of thearm upon the bracket, and an adjustable brace connecting the arm withsaid sliding head.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NEWEL A. HANNAH. Witnesses CoRA HANNAH, MARTHA D. HANNAH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

